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Weekly Slice 269: Is Adelaides Boom Over, time to Sell or Hold? Listener's Choice - With Junge Ma & Todd Sloan

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Jan 20, 2026
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Junge Ma
Junge Ma, senior research analyst at InvestoKit who crunches property and population data, joins to dissect South Australia and Adelaide. He compares population trends, economic and construction drivers, and local price and rent signals. Short takes cover Mount Barker market metrics, rising inventory and factors to weigh when deciding whether to hold or sell an off‑the‑plan house and land package.
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INSIGHT

Construction Is Powering SA's Recovery

  • South Australia’s recent economic improvement is driven by increased construction and dwelling starts.
  • Junge Ma notes output is 7.4% above the long-run average, showing meaningful recovery.
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Mount Barker Shows Strong Local Fundamentals

  • Adelaide Hills (including Mount Barker) shows stronger population growth and low unemployment.
  • Junge Ma highlights 2.2% population growth and a local unemployment rate well below Adelaide's average.
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Rents Rising But Yields Compressing

  • Rents in Mount Barker are rising with one-year rental growth around 8.2%.
  • Market yield is ~4.2% while newly purchased package yields (on the buy price) are higher at 4.4–4.7%.
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